Brief Life History of Virgil
When Virgil Gilbert was born on 6 September 1899, in Childersburg, Talladega, Alabama, United States, his father, George Alexander Gilbert, was 28 and his mother, Mamie Ellen Henderson, was 21. He married Amanda Mae Parker on 16 March 1935, in Harrison, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Harrison, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 7, Harrison, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 11 May 1957, in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States.
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- Virgil Gilbert in household of George Gilbert, "United States Census, 1920"
- Virgil Gilbert, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Virgil Gilbert, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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